METHOD AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING A SUBSCRIPTION FOR COMMUNICATION VIA A MOBILE RADIO NETWORK

摘要

The invention relates to a method for providing a subscription on a security element, which security element can be inserted or is a permanently installed part of a mobile terminal. The invention further relates to such a security element. The method comprises the following steps: the subscription is provided on the security element of the mobile terminal of the user, wherein the subscription is kept available by a service provider or goods provider on a background system as a subscription of a plurality of subscriptions and enables the communication via the mobile radio network; and the security element accesses the mobile radio network by means of the subscription provided on the security element. While the security element accesses the mobile radio network, the position of the mobile terminal is determined at time intervals in order to check if the position of the mobile terminal falls in a predefined range of permitted positions, wherein the access of the security element to the mobile radio network is interrupted if the determined position of the mobile terminal does not fall in the predefined range of permitted positions.